New (Waning) album February 17 - Northern CA shows

Sacramento, CA post-metal mainstays (WANING) proudly announce the release of their newest full-length, Still Hours on February 17, 2017. The record was recorded at Sacramento institution Earth Tone Studios by Patrick Hills (CHRCH, King Woman, So Stressed). This release marks a new evolution in the band's sound, exploring heavier tones, complex song structures and a strong melodic core.

We're streaming the first track from Still Hours, "Binary" on bandcamp right now. You can also preorder the album here:
https://waning.bandcamp.com/album/still-hours

We're kicking the year off with three shows in Northern CA:

February 17, 2017 (album release show)

Starlite Lounge - 1517 21st st - Sacramento, CA - 8pm - 21+ - $7

(WANING)

SQUALUS – (members of GIANT SQUID)

ghostplay

With ambient noise interludes provided by noisepsalm

February 18, 2017

Dynamite Vinyl - 1476 N Van Ness Ave, Fresno, CA - 8 PM – all ages - $5

(WANING)

BODY VOID

CRIPPLD

MOONTRAIL
(edit - waning is no longer playing this show)

February 19, 2017

The Golden Bull - 412 14th St, Oakland, CA - 8PM – 21+

LOTUS THIEF

(WANING)

DUSTERN

Summer Plans 2016

Sorry for the sporadic posting here. With all the social media jockying, sometimes informational posts fall by the wayside. We've got some interesting stuff coming up in the next couple of months. Interesting, even for people who live outside of Sacramento (where we play 95% of our shows). In August, we will be heading to the studio to record our newest album. Those who have seen us live in the last couple years have heard these songs take shape in our live set. We'll be recording at Earth Tone Studios, which has become something of a staple of the Sacramento heavy music scene. Many of the best bands around the city have recorded there - CHRCH, Peace Killers, Astral Cult, Crimson Eye, King Woman (well, they're from SF) - and if you've heard any of those records, you know what to expect. With any luck, you'll hear the new music later this year. We still haven't locked down a label to release tapes or vinyl yet. Any interested parties can be sent our way.

On the live show front, the only thing we are doing this summer is The Sacramento Lady Fest, an "annual, non-profit events organized mainly by womyn; featuring bands (musical and political groups) lecturers, spoken word...etc."
 The  festival is happening on July 15 and 16 at Cafe Colonial in Sacramento. We're playing the second day. Profits go to Wind Youth Services, an organization benefiting homeless youth. You can get tickets here.

Shows in Chico, Sacramento, working on new material.

Waning has been taking a few months off from playing live to work on new material. We have 5 new songs written for a new full length. We're currently putting the finishing touches on a song that takes elements from a very, very old song (like from when the band was just a duo) and presents them in a new way. We're pretty happy with the whole endeavor. As you may know, we're not shy about playing songs that we haven't recorded yet, and some of these have been in our set rotation starting pretty much right after we finished The Funeral Mountains. We plan to record over the summer and would love to have the record out by the end of the year.

We also have a pair of shows coming up in Northern California in March. If you come out, you'll probably hear us debut one or two songs. Here's the show details below:

MARCH 11 - 8PM

Starlite Lounge - 1517 21st St Sacramento, CA - 21+ $7

(WANING) - 
pysch/metal from Sacramento - https://waning.bandcamp.com/

AILS - 
black metal (ex-Ludicra) - 
https://www.facebook.com/Ails-1480944935537950/?fref=ts

REDSKY - 
negative sludge from Chico - https://www.facebook.com/redsky.chico/?fref=ts

CRIMSON EYE - 
stoner/doom from Sacramento - https://www.facebook.com/crimsoneyeband/

Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1520135501616113/

MARCH 12 - 8PM

1078 Gallery - 805 Broadway Chico, CA - All ages, $7

TVSK- Oakland Stoner metal - https://tvskband.bandcamp.com/releases

(WANING) - Sacramento pysch/metal -http://waning.bandcamp.com/

REDSKY - Chico Sludge - https://www.reverbnation.com/redskyband

Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/932488240140153/

November 6, 2015

October 23rd

September 20th with DEATHKINGS

A quick update here. Our next show is on September in Sacramento at the Starlite Lounge with Deathkings from Southern California. Come out and witness:

Summer Update

It's been a while since we offered an update. We are currently writing our new record. No real solid concept this time, but most of the songs seem to be revolving around nighttime themes and incorporate a lot of dream imagery. Mostly nightmares, honestly - it's amazing how much some of us dream about apocalyptic scenarios. In any case, with four songs written and a fifth in the oven, you'll probably hear this thing sooner rather than later. We do have some new-ish tunes out there. We did a cover of Portishead's "Wandering Star" for our friend's bachelor party compilation. Most of the instrumental portion was recorded during the sessions for The Funeral Mountains, and we put the finishing touched on it this spring. The song is located here: http://subadult.bandcamp.com/track/wandering-star The whole comp is available on bandcamp - name your price. We also have some physical copies to give away at shows. As usual, we've been playing a lot of the new songs live this year. Our next show is no exception. We have the honor of playing alongside Sabbath Assembly, Christian Mistress, and Church in what might be our lone summer show this year. Details below:
 July 11, 2015
 SABBATH ASSEMBLY
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS
(WANING)
CHURCH
 Starlite Lounge
1517 21st st Sacramento, CA
8pm 21+ $10adv
 Hope to see you there!

LAST SHOW... of the year 2014

This year has sucked pretty hard for most of us in the band, on a personal level, despite releasing a new record and playing shows with some of the coolest bands around. Come help us light 2014 on fire and begin our march over the bridge to 2015.

JESSICA WABBIT PRESENTS

At The Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento, CA

8pm/21+ $5 In advance/$7 @door.

(waning) - Sacramento Psychedelic Doom Metal https://www.facebook.com/waningband

ABRAMS - Denver, Colorado Hard Rock ... https://www.facebook.com/abramsrock

NAME - San Francisco Fal-core https://www.facebook.com/nameband

ETCHED IN STONE https://www.facebook.com/EtchedInStoneMusic

https://www.facebook.com/events/upcoming?ref=46#!/events/392931210856748/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Jim's birthday show - June 21

June 21, 2014
The Blue Lamp, 1400 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento 8:00 PM, 21+, $7 (waning) - Sacramento psych metal
https://waning.bandcamp.com/ Spacewaster - Progressive Funk Metal from Seattle, WA
http://spacewaster.bandcamp.com/ Cobra Light - Fuzzed out rock from Sacramento
http://cobralight.bandcamp.com/ Come celebrate Jim (waning)'s birthday with a diverse night of weirdo music. We should have at least one new song ready, possibly two!
Here's the Facebook Event Page

"The Funeral Mountains" out 01/10/2014

We're very excited to let you know that we are releasing our new album next week on Buriedinhell Records. We are very proud of it and hope you will like it as much as we do. Here's what Buriedinhell has to say about it:

"Buriedinhell Records is excited and proud to announce that Northern California's psychedelic doom conductors, (WANING), have captured six new compositions for their first concept album entitled, "The Funeral Mountains." Although, (WANING) has released several albums since their formation in 2007, this is the first recording that features the addition of long time friend and fan, Ian Black on Bass and Vocals. Black contributes some devastating high screams and low growls which were essentially absent in the band's previous offerings. Fans of (WANING) should expect all of the previous trademark sounds of Jim Willig's soulful vocalizations and multifaceted guitar tones, Susan Hunt's haunting voice and atmospheric keyboards possessed by Benjamin Carpentina's steady and rhythmic procession of percussion. "The Funeral Mountains" should intrigue fans of all dark music genres. It echoes some of the sounds made by Neurosis, Wormwood, Ludicra, Agalloch, Summer Of Glaciers, Giant Squid and so many more that dwell within the grim, depressive and heavy styles."
You can stream and preorder the album here: http://buriedinhell.bandcamp.com/album/waning-the-funeral-mountains-cd

Also, please join us next Friday, January 10th for the CD release show. The lineup is excellent, and it would be a great show to begin with, but we're going to try to make it extra special by playing the whole album live, including the song "Epilogue", which we have yet to play in front of an audience. Here's the details, hit up the Facebook event page to let us know you're coming:
Buriedinhell Records Presents... FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH 2014
30.06 (Sacto Sludge / MotorPunk / Grinders) https://www.facebook.com/band30.06
WANING (Sacto Shoegaze / Doomers) http://waningband.blogspot.com/
NORTH (Tucson, AZ Doom / Shoegazers) http://galacticdads.bandcamp.com/
PEACE KILLERS (Sacto Stoner Rock) http://peacekillers.bandcamp.com/album/ep-2013 @ THE COLONY 3512 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95820 $8.00 / 8PM SHARP / ALL AGES

San Francisco! 12/14/13

October 19, 2013

Hello,

We are happy to present a new version of Broken Path to you. The same source recording have been completely remixed and remastered by Blake William, the engineer who recorded Always Ending. While I was happy with original version that I mixed, I always felt it needed a little additional work.  You will notice a big difference between this new mix and the original. Blake was able to add a great deal of clarity to the mix, and also different vocal effects and other little odds and ends. I really think this one has a different vibe, and is almost a reinterpretation of the record. For what it's worth, I feel it is superior.

We are making the download available for $3 on Bandcamp. If you have already paid for a download, please do not pay for it again - We will be sending downloads to those who have already given us money for the original version. If you bought a physical copy of the CDr, please email us and we will send you a download code for the version. We will also have a limited amount of physical copies that will be on sale on Bandcamp and at our upcoming shows.

If you are interested in a little light reading, SacIndieMusic posted an interview with me. I hope I don't come off as too pretentious!

More news on the horizon, including shows coming in October and November.

- Jim (WANING)

August 4th at The Colony

A bit of a last-minute gig, (WANING) will be playing with Oakland's Neo-folk masters Noctooa at The Colony - 3512 Stockton Blvd Sacramento, CA. The show is August 4th, and starts at 8:00 PM. It's all ages too. Be sure to get in there, we probably won't be playing another local show for a couple months.

July 18th in Davis, CA

Cura Cochino - sludge/doom - 

Sacramento


Astral Cult - stoner/doom -

Sacramento



(Waning) - psych/doom - 

Sacramento

RockBand University

720 Olive Drive, Ste. H, Davis, CA

7pm, $5


ALL AGES!

Revision 07/10/13 - Set and Setting has dropped off the show. Doom will still touch you all.

June 28th at On the Y

It's been a couple months since we played, as we've been working on our next album, The Funeral Mountains. However, we're back, and we will be playing another new song from this album at the show. Here's the details, feel free to let us know you are coming on the Facebook Event Page:

Buriedinhell Records Presents...


FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH 2013

GREEN CROWN (Sacto Stoner/Doom) 11:15
https://soundcloud.com/green-crown

ROLLING THROUGH THE UNIVERSE (Portland Doom) 10:30
https://www.reverbnation.com/rollingthroughtheuniverse

WANING (Sacto Doom & Gloom) 9:45
http://waning.bandcamp.com/

COMPETING (Instrumental Progressive Grind) 9:00

@ On The "Y" 670 Fulton Avenue

Sacramento, CA • 21 & Over • 9pm • $7  

We'll be playing at Dex Records in Chico, CA this Saturday, April 27.

The venue is located at 167 E 3rd St. Chico, CA 95928, under the Crazy Horse Saloon

Doors open @ 7:00 pm


$5 @ The Door.

Sorin

(Waning)

Io Torus

The Silent Cartographer

Here's the Facebook Event Page

Note: the flier says As Artifacts is playing, but they've dropped of the show, and IO Torus has taken their place.

April 16 with Bad Powers, Ennui Trust

This show will be killer.

April 16, 2013 - 8:30 Doors

Bad Powers - dark noise rock from NYC - members of Made Out of Babies, The Family Curse


(Waning) - Psych-metal from Sacramento

Ennui Trust - Noisy punk from Davis

$6   21+   At the PRESS CLUB - 2030 P St. Sacramento EVENT Page.

A historical note:
On April 16th, 2009 we played our first show with a drummer (we were a two piece prior to that). Made Out of Babies also played that night. Exactly 4 years later, we are playing with Bad Powers, which contains 3/4 of MOoB. We had 3 band members then, but now we have 4. Is time folding in on itself? This is the place to be when it does.

March 23 - Sacramento

F.Y.B.S. RECORDS PRESENTS

SATURDAY MARCH 23rd 2013

ALL AGES

7 P.M.

$7

@ CASA DE CHAOS SACTO

(WANING)

VIVID SEKT (Portland) ..current/ex Bog People and Arctic flowers

MORAL HEX (Portland)

FEARECTION

Welcome to 2013

(WANING) will be kicking off 2013 with two shows in a row. We will be playing entirely different sets at both shows - we'll be playing a brand new song at one show, even.

January 11, 2013 at The Blue Lamp:
The Tulpa Effect (Sacramento - members of The Common Men, Razorblade Mona Lisa and In Deep - this will be their final show)
Tokyo Raid - (Noisy, bluesy post-punk from SF - think Interpol meets Zen Guerrilla)
(WANING) - us

1400 Alhambra Boulevard Sacramento, CA
9:00 PM, $8, 21+

Facebook Event Page


January 12th - The Stag

(WANING) - us, again
Astral Cult - Sacramento area psych doom fuzz brigade
The Men Upstairs - Instrumental rock from Woodland, CA.

506 Main St, Woodland, CA
9:00 PM - $5 - 21+

Facebook Event Page

Also, later in 2013, expect our new album, The Funeral Mountains...